Destiny was incredibly cutting edge when it was conceptualised in 2007.
Unfortunately, many games have started cropping up with similar mechanics.
If Micro$oft had let Bungie go instead of demanding three additional Halo games, Destiny would not only have been the first to incorporate these mechanics, it would (as it still is) be the first to incorporate them all together.
However, Borderlands beat us to the punch on this, Titanfall got that, and other games got the edge on some mechanics because it just took so long.
On note of the beta, Bungie has always released a beta since it first became easily available, and it really does help with the dev process, as it is a free source of playtesting. Don't worry though, it is unlikely that any characters will be carried over from the beta to the game.
Everyone will be the same on launch day, and from a shooter perspective, many people will have a fair amount of skill whether they play the beta or not.
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Edited by BannedLlama: 4/24/2014 6:35:21 PMIt was a contract and Bungie agreed to it -_-